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by **Lord Freddie** » Dec 11th, '07, 13:10

I have used the search function and have drawn a blank.
Does anyone have this illusion, the one that looks like a hypnodisc and makes it look as if people's heads expand and shrink?
It's about £20 from many magic suppliers but not having seen a review, it could either be amusing or rubbish.

by **seige** » Dec 11th, '07, 13:11

Yes, I got this in for NUMS. And it's about 16 inches, which makes it hard to post.

It works, but it aint magic.

Mr Valentine, you're welcome to one if you want it.

by **Lord Freddie** » Dec 11th, '07, 13:21

I would love one, sir. I think it could be a funny little routine in my cabaret show and useful for 'other' things on stage.

by **seige** » Dec 11th, '07, 13:24

Consider it yours.

Now, just need a home for the other 4! I really didn't think they'd sell due to the 'novelty' rather than 'magic' aspect.

Perhaps I'll put them on the shop after all...

by **Lord Freddie** » Dec 11th, '07, 13:36

You're a true gentlemen. Maybe they'd work for kids shows?
There's a lot of scope for things like this.

by **seige** » Dec 11th, '07, 14:07

There sure is a lot of scope. The main part of which involves impressing the wife...

(think about it...)

by **Lord Freddie** » Dec 11th, '07, 14:12

As long as you don't get it the wrong way round! :wink:

by **seige** » Dec 11th, '07, 14:28

Lord Freddie wrote::D
As long as you don't get it the wrong way round!

Actually, it's me looking at her when it spins t'other way. Makes things far less scary!

('the last time I saw something that nasty and hairy, it had teeth!')

by **MagicIain** » Dec 11th, '07, 14:44

Seige, you are a wrong'un.

I've seen this spinny-disc on a few occasions and it does work - it's only been used as a throwaway, but it does use the whole audience.

by **magicdiscoman** » Dec 11th, '07, 18:56

how about combining this with bucket head. :?:

by **IAIN** » Dec 11th, '07, 20:14

you can get a mini one (about 6-7") with a plastic rabbit for about 4 quid...

they work far better in my opinion, and you can actually use them for mental-flavoured work too if framed correctly...they work on the palm beautifully...

by **Mandrake** » Dec 11th, '07, 22:14

Hawkins Bazaar, The Incredible Shrinking Bunny... :wink:

by **magicofthemind** » Dec 12th, '07, 13:18

See a demo here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwpkEI8oXBk

I saw Bruce demonstrate this at TMC and it is even more effective live than watching the Youtube demo. But you need to buy a cordless screwdriver in addition to the disc.

As Seige says, it's not really magic as it's so obviously an optical illusion, and you couldn't really pass it off as pseudo-hypnosis either. It may go well with other demonstrations of "body magic", perhaps.

Barry

by **magikmax** » Dec 12th, '07, 16:50

Chris Capehart does a nice comedy routine with this one too, not particularly magical, but a nice throw-away

by **Lord Freddie** » Dec 12th, '07, 18:00

I tihnk in the context of my surreal comedy show, something like this would work well as a bit of a laugh. At the end of the day, if it's something the audience enjoy and have quite possibly never seen before then that'll do for me Tommy.

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